Art of manufacturing leather.



. a. r. slum. Al'l' 01' IAIUPAO'IUBIIG LEATHER.

APPIJOAI'IOI IILID III! l1. "l0.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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an or mormonxno mrnn' bcllwhome'tinoyconsm: Be it known that I J-asils T. San-r", a

cstissn of the United sow midin in Newark, in the county of Eve: and of New Jersey,- have invented certain 1mrovsments'iu the Art of Manufacturing ot rrhloh thetollowing is a speci- This .inventian relates to the setting-out snd dretchi manufacture y themsthod shown and described in my prior splplicstion Serial No. 61%:9, filed Au'g. 11, 909. v

' ohlectso the present invention are to avoid handling thesetting-ont board w th the leather thereon in other than vertical ise ,'tion, without any-support to prevente leather from ponihlsg'to-sava time labor the o! my improvsdinethod of treating abovsretsrred sdvan and results'as may be brought ontn'iltt. 10203: description. d

accompanying raw inuwhich lik e numerals of refemncs in ca parts in each of the several method of settin they, 1 1

Ie aw from the operthe I?! of the store or the first part c! the setti -out opsraon; .iisanend viewo the a can. seotionoftlle table ont hoard taken on line A-A and-as can 1, looking in thtehdiretion indicated e se mgthe arrow, sho v red from the at the end 01 the rt of the operation,and said table tap into foaition to receive said settingout bond or the last part of ,the opention; Fig. 4 is a section similar to F1338 with the table in the same 'tion and showing the setting-out board again hrough into contact with the table top, and big."

6 shows-'the table, still in section on line A-A of Fig. 1, restored to inclined position .191: the last part -.ol the setti -out operation or setting-out of the secon halfo f the piece of leather. 1

In said draw 1 indicates a. table top providing a ham smooth surface 2 upon tntc v of leather in the course of its separating and to,andtochtainother' Fi is a side elevation l'fi'or'caQriifflut my improved outboard lpsstlestlsa sthttsrs reuse. Patented FebQBO, 1911. amnion am Jane s1. me lsrtat no. seam bosrdeesnbslaid which the setting-out fiatwiss, either with a piece of leather setout upon itself or without.- This table top lissosu ported that its said surface 8 can be brou t into suhetantiallv vertical position an inclined-in either direction from' i horisuntsl pla as is n ing out in prov described. '1 e construction-o! the means for so no porting the table to -is'immaterialso ares my methodhe n described are. mi iii iiiis concerned, but 101* convenience l have shown the same support'iiig means which 'are set Jorth in my application Serial No. 578,104, tiled July 15, 1010. Briefly, said means comprise a beam 4 extending along the longitudinal median line ,oLthe tab top beneath the same, and to which heain" the table top is secured and made rigid by braces 6, 6 extendin to pods from the beam 4. its ends- ,forin trunnions 7 standards 9; said i it? 32'' $11: 12' m I one runnion I I "lik io. is, and rovidedwith a ctrcumferential series of oles 14 adaptedto receive a locking pin 15 which can be inserted rou a rigid extension -16 o! the cap 10 to-hold the table in any desired lar position. he ,surface 2 of 'the'tahle top is adapted to receive the setting-outboard ilatwiso thereon with one e? o haid board substantially coinciding wit one-edge of the nnrfoce, and 'utupn otsonie'sort nuut be provided upon ,the table .top to e the other edge of the'settingut I andhold it in position. Lhave shown the'dops as consisting 'of Ems 10 ,19'ndaptedto be inserted either inoleq 1 7, 17 r one edge t1? or in holes 1 18 near'thsothsreige o the, on. o but c viously w other sto m'eanscoudbeemployedso. din me u-ii .carryin thin! in roved ofsett n -out' leather; e tahle'top, -1 is 'bron it into such tion 'tliatfi-s-n per journsled in-hearings flotolthetahle and prior application Serial'No. 1518,8110! August 11, 1909, is thenheldnpon the table top with one ed .of firlf substantially even with the of tsble top nut the operatorsor the otheredge V 15 to the jetting as 1 hi brou the table to) ie then brougl .4 hall 20 at the piece 0! leather thereon'liee 80 huge. The table top is then tilted back akin" 65 the first lml of the letting-out beard engaging the etope 19 near the o poeite edgeot the table top. The time of rather Bl to be eat-out in then an pieced that about'hal! at it, aa 90, liea tho lillllvtlllh board Q, while the bell-ital henlfidewn over the front. at the table next a, aperatoranae further lhown ln Fige. 1 an 9 at -drawl That portion at the leather lying upon te rd! la-then ant-out, and each eettingmut may lie-done by band with alieken or it may be done by'machinory or in any other euitable manner known to the art. 1' eithermore the natural adhesion of the leather -out board can be dependedupon, or a little edheeive ueed'aa aet forth in my, prior application Serial No. 588,068,- filed-Jan. l8, 191th When the letting-out of the tint. hull till-ofv the piece of leather ie 39 com hated, the ee'ttin -out board 8 with the lee ter' thereon in nli I otl thetable toward the operators, tpreferably by the two men. tilting hold 0 said board at ite oppoeit'e '-'enda. During thie rt of the operation ,5 the aetting-oat boar .ie kept in substantinlly horizm tnl position as ehown in Fig.- 8, no that there ie no ten one to detach the reboot hall 90 of the leather min the board, in

port with the leatherthere'upon and holding sach'aa there would be it the netting-out to board were turned upeide down as was neeeaary in my prior application Serial No. 512,812 of An at 1t, 1900. While the Int ting-oat boat is held in Inch horiaontal vpointion, ea ahownjn Fig.8, the table toption, an a ao'ehown in said big. 8 theedge. v' which wan forl'nerly higher now betas lower, and the atopa 10 are ahltted to eel lower edge or the edge oppoa'ite that at which they were formerly atatipned. The near edge of tho netting-oat been: at; ed next I in paid atopa .0 and the board ia tilt it'd:- vertiiml xmitioneo that its eide hav 3 the against the table top and the othe half 28 o the pieea of leather falle ampothly the opposite aide-of tho netting-out rd,'.-' all aa clearly ahown in Fig. 4 of the draw or 'brou t into inclined poaition, a e shown in Fig. for setting out the eeem'td hell Ill ol-tho piece of leather. It will be noted that in this position the table top 1 .u ut-v clined to the horiatmtal at aubetantiglly 'the Itlllltl angle that it area during the ting out of the llral hulftltl of the pteee of leather, hat that the edge of the table topwhich waa 'lower then is higher now and vice Vern.

'lhie elevates the edge of tho betting-out board over which the pieco'ol leather is doubled, and the o wratora working at that side of the table, or the side opposite that at which "It? formerly stood in netting-out .40 ot the piece of leather, net-- t t t v l ea, we in Fig.

am being the leather on set ooh-bringing the support netting-out hoard, laying t it into aubetantntll vvertieal -V. a.

y W into pos tion fore'ettin and mtting out leather on raid exponul ride tingmnt board upon a table top, nettin out board from its Ill port with the leather 'aulmtantially parallel. to raid Stlllllg-mll oee,eoo

out tlle aeeon'd hall 22 in the lame manner.

When tho worlunen have tiniahed nettingoat aaid aeoondjhalf 82 of the piece of leather the-table tog iaegein brought into l or auhatan 'ally vertical poeition, 1t ,'I llti I'llh'OIl. man at each end the netting-out board with the leather aebout thereupon in lilted oil and therefore, durin 'my improved method 'of if aett ng-out the eather, in. there any 0 por z; tnmty' for the we t of the leather itself to tend to pull aai leather prrpendicnlarly so vol? of the laid netting-out d. The setl gewiee poeition at an "tiniest except when the leather net-out upon ltlld board is l enpporled against detaching orpnlli'ng oll I l by the table, top iteelf.

llaving thus described the inrent-iomulmt I claim lit:

.l;,'lhe herein deeeribed method ofsetting out leather-consisting in laying a 511- at ting-(nit board upon a'eu port, settingout leather upon their!) 'ei e or laoebf said mrd. removing and. board tram its-too it in 'xnch'poeition that the board snpporu a:

into a pmdtio'n substantially parallel to .-aid

e betting-out board and eupport together with the vet-out leather between them, bringingthe sitpport u -.out leather upon the exported side or face 0 'tbomtting-out board,

orface.

2. The herein deecribed method of dotting u I out leatherywhich conaiata in laying a netleather-upoa the upper aide or face a raid netting-oat hoard. sliding said eettin tout board odgowise oil fluid table top,tilting the l table top toward said eelting-out board into euhatantlall vertical ition -la in the 'eatting-out boardand y g table top to'ether with the not-out leather between ltlll, n-mginglhe table-top into'position fo nsetting ll j I out leather upon the ex )oeed sitloor fllt't of the netting-out boa and setting out leather on said expoeed ei, e or face.

' 8. The herein described method of rotting outleuther consisting in laying a setting- 1:,

out board upon asupport. letting outone portion of a piece of leather upon the upper l side orface of laid lxntrd, removing said then-u n and hoh ing it in each position that he board mtpporta the leather sir-rt out,- bringing the support into a position board, laying to netting-out board and eupport together with the let-out portion of the I kept in'anhatentielly vertical 1 edgewlee it on iaearrled away tor'drymg'or augment operatione. At no time. H

is keptlin'enlouentially verremoving naul board from ita support with i ill,

iaea of leather m... than and the m on: leather,

upon the settlhg-out board, and aatting out raid other part of the leather. 1

4. The heeein'deacribed method of aattin out leather, 'eonsiating in. lay g a 'aattingi out board upon a support, aetti out leather upon the upper side or face 0 said board, i

thaleathor thereupon and holding innueh [multittlt that the ward supports the leather 1 upport into poaitioit or side or face of aaid board conaiating in iayin a settinghoard upon a aurport, aett ng out one portion of a piece of eather upon the upper remorin auid board from ttn support with the eather thereu )on and he] in: it in such po-ition that t 0 board nuppot'tn theleather no set out, brin tag the support into a poaition auhatantia ly parallel to aid aettm -ont hoard, layingthe setting-out hoard am on port t ther with .the net-out portion of t te .piece 0 leather la-tween'them and the other part of the leather bent over the edge of the hoard and hanui'nu adjacent to the other no not out, bringing the on iport into a poaiside. bringing the support into po-ition for tion anlmtnntially mralle to said uetting- I out hoard. luring t o.- eetting-oot board and mpport togetlte|' u'itl| the net-out leather hetu-een them. bringing the support mto ponition for netting out leather upon the ex nm-l .-nie or faee oi the netting-out hoard, wttinl out leather on aanl exposed side or faee. o'nming'the .-u )ltflll Into anhetanually vertieal poaitmn. um .lennn'ing tho v-ettingout hoard in upright edge-wise m-itim| with the leather rel out thereon.

5. The herein t'leseriia-d method of wtting x setting out said other part. of the leather upon the aett-tn ont board, setting out said 1 her port into oulmtantially vertical meitioo with the edge of the setting-out honrt over which the leather in hent nppernnmt. and renewing the aetting-ontjmrul 'n melt upright edge- Wine poaition with the eathlr aet out thereon.

JAMES '1. h'hllili: in the preeenee oi- 'ltt'aanu. M. Erratum,

Fume-u E. Blown-r.

purt of t m leather, bringing the sup- 

